Your Shadow Is My Light

Chapter 5 - Time to clear out insufferable trash.

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Ahri's POV
A fireball whizzed upwards and exploded, causing the entire ceiling to cave in. An avalanche of debris rained down, trapping Rae with the ugly spider.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

RAE!

"What are you doing?!"

Will shrugged nonchalantly, "Relax, sissy. I'm doing us all a favour. If that monster saw us stealing its treasure, do you think it would stand idly by?"

Arthur's brows pinched tightly but he didn't admonish him further, "But..."

In fact, his irritation has turned to that of hesitance.

"If that little bitch wants to be a part of our party, then she should at least prove herself worthy. We can't let a worthless deadweight pull down everyone. So take this as an initiation ceremony of sorts. Anyway, all this is just a game, no? If she gets a game over screen, at most she'd be sent back to Earth."

That baboon's spewing trash again. A pity the blond hero isn't very smart to tell bullshit apart from reality.

He pursed his lips for a moment before nodding, no longer arguing over this matter. Instead, he got a pickaxe to hack away at a chunk of glowing crystals. This bastard's greed was going to kill my baby.

I panicked, frequently glancing at the rock wall while racking my brains for a solution. I can't jump out into the open. Even if I managed to rescue Rae, it would definitely reveal my kumiho traits. I won't be able to escape this dungeon without a bloody scuffle. They might even demonise my baby and hunt her down. Again. Just like the previous timeline.

My ears twitched at a heavy crash. Something large rammed into the wall, causing a light hail of dust and pebbles.

Oh!

The egg sacks in other pockets of the maze should've already hatched. Thousands and thousands of nasty mini Buryuras repopulating the tunnels... Huuk.

I scrambled out of the nest and into the nearest clearing. The once desolate cave filled with corpses were now jam-packed with new black shit. It was a racket down here, with countless glowing red eyes gleaming in the darkness. The uncultured spiderlings were shrieking and snapping at each other. Some even munching on their fallen brethren.

Perfect!

My pupils constricted as mana concentration spiked in the air. They rushed towards me in torrents. In the next second, faint aphrodisiac pollens were scattered.

Look at me.

Heads whipped around collectively. The hair on my back stood on end. I can never get over how freaky their hive mind works. Fortunately, it's also because of this mechanic that it became terribly easy to control the whole colony. Just charm a few dominant runts and the weaker ones would be brainwashed through their shared consciousness. Some of their unblinking beady eyes were already beginning to glaze over.

You will obey me.

Rounds of disorganised chitters sounded, but the demonic spiders didn't swarm me. They stood on the spot, swaying a little on their legs.

I want that wall torn down.

Once the imperial edict was issued, hordes of creepy-crawlies scuttled out with fervour, all madly clambering in the direction of their mother's lair. I slinked behind their group, urging them to go kill themselves. The sooner, the better.

Within a few minutes, hundreds of wild savages burst into the cramp cavern. Panicked screeches blared out as goons in the way of their inexorable stampede were ruthlessly trampled over. I hid near the entrance, secretly gloating at their shrill screams. Good! Teach these assholes to bully my precious!